U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) speaks at a committee meeting after assuming the chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Craig Hudson 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) speaks at a committee meeting after assuming the chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Craig Hudson 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) speaks at a committee meeting after assuming the chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Craig Hudson 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) speaks to reporters before assuming the chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Craig Hudson 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) speaks to reporters before assuming the chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Craig Hudson 

U.S. Senator Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) is flanked by U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), as he delivers introductory remarks before U.S. President Joe Biden was scheduled to speak about his economic agenda at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Maryland, U.S. September 14, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

Maryland Governor Wes Moore blows a kiss as U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) delivers introductory remarks with fellow Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), prior to U.S. President Joe Biden was scheduled to speak about his economic agenda at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Maryland, U.S. September 14, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst REFILE: CORRECTING DATE 

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) is flanked by fellow Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Maryland Governor Wes Moore, as he delivers introductory remarks before U.S. President Joe Biden was scheduled to speak about his economic agenda at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Maryland, U.S. September 14, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst REFILE: CORRECTING DATE 

U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) speak before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on "Accountability for Russian Atrocities in Ukraine", on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on "Accountability for Russian Atrocities in Ukraine", on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) speaks after U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced he would unveil a new package of legislation to address competition with China on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Craig Hudson 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) speaks with reporters after showing up to take part in consideration and a vote on a bill to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force against Iraq, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis 

U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ), ranking member Senator James Risch (R-ID) and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) welcome Jordan's King Abdullah, Queen Rania and Crown Prince Hussein at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) attend the COP27 climate summit, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) rides an escalator at the United States Capitol building in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) speaks to journalists during a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) speaks to journalists during a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Vice President Kamala Harris, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) watch as U.S. President Joe Biden signs into law S. 3522, the "Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022" at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

U.S. President Joe Biden clasps hands with Vice President Kamala Harris as Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Representative Victoria Spartz (R-IN) wait for Biden to into law S. 3522, the "Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022" at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 

Senator Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, speaks as Senator Ben Cardin, a Democrat from Maryland and Senator Jim Risch, a Republican from Idaho and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee look on during a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2022. Al Drago/Pool via REUTERS 

Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) react before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2022. Bonnie Cash/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Supreme Court nominee and federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson walks to meet with U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) at his Capitol Hill office in Washington, U.S. March 15, 2022. REUTERS/Emily Elconin 

U.S. Supreme Court nominee and federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson meets with U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) in his Capitol Hill office in Washington, U.S. March 15, 2022. REUTERS/Emily Elconin 

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) speaks speaks during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations to examine U.S.-Russia policy, on Capitol Hill, Washington, U.S. December 7, 2021. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) questions U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to examine the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan, on Capitol Hill in Washington, District of Columbia, U.S., September 14, 2021 . Drew Angerer/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) listens to testimony from U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on "U.S. Policy on Turkey" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 21, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) questions Charles P. Rettig, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, during the Senate Finance Committee hearing titled The IRS Fiscal Year 2022 Budget, in Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 8, 2021. Tom Williams/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) attends a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the IRS budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington U.S., June 8, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool 

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) pays their respects to U.S. Capitol Police officer William Evans as he lies in honor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S. April 13, 2021. Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS 

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 23, 2021. Erin Scot/ Pool via REUTERS 

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) depart a news conference following the Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 23, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/ Pool via REUTERS 

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 23, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/ Pool via REUTERS 

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 23, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/ Pool via REUTERS 

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) joined by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) holds a news conference following the Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 23, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/ Pool via REUTERS 

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) joined by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) depart a news conference following the Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 23, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/ Pool via REUTERS 

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) joined by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), holds a news conference following the Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 23, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/ Pool via REUTERS 

Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) speaks alongside Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), during a press conference following the Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 23, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/ Pool via REUTERS 

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) remotely questions former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, who is President Joe Biden's choice to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development, at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, DC, U.S., March 23, 2021. Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg chats with Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressman Anthony Brown as FMCSA Acting Administrator Meera Joshi stands nearby after visiting a UPS center that is delivering the COVID-19 vaccines to nearby District of Columbia and Maryland from Landover, Maryland, U.S., March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis 

U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) listen as President Joe Biden speaks about the $1.9 trillion "American Rescue Plan Act" during an event to celebrate the legislation in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

Senator Ben Cardin, D-Md., speaks remotely during a Senate Finance Committee hearing for Janet Yellen, of California, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Treasury Secretary in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) asks a question to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, U.S. July 30, 2020. Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) wears a protective face mask as he listens during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the U.S. international coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/Pool 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) wears a protective face mask as he listens during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the U.S. international coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/Pool 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) uses hand sanitizer as he listens during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the U.S. international coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/Pool 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, a Democrat from Maryland, speaks during a Senate Small Business Committee hearing on coronavirus relief aid and "Implementation of title I of the CARES Act.", in Washington, U.S., June 10, 2020. Al Drago/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) speaks at the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Hearings to examine implementation of Title I of the CARES Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S. June 10, 2020. Kevin Dietsch/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) attends the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Hearings to examine implementation of Title I of the CARES Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S. June 10, 2020. Kevin Dietsch/Pool via REUTERS 

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) questions EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler (R) (not pictured) via video at a hearing titled 'Oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency' in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, U.S., May 20, 2020. Kevin Dietsch/Pool via REUTERS 

Senator Ben Cardin speaks remotely by video during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., May 20, 2020. Al Drago/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) speaks to reporters in the Ohio clock corridor after it was announced U.S. congressional leaders and the White House agreed on nearly $500 billion more in coronavirus relief for the U.S. economy, bringing to nearly $3 trillion the amount allocated to deal with the crisis, on Capitol Hillin Washington, U.S., April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) (L) and Tom Carper (D-DE) listen to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (not pictured) during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the President's FY2021 Budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas 

Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Mark Warner (D-VA) depart after the Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts 

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) exits the chamber during a break during the Trump impeachment trial in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Ben Cardin, (D-MD) and Sen. Tammy Baldwin, (D-WI) arrive to hold a news conference at the U.S. Capitol before the start of the day's Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert 

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks, next to Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol before the start of the day's Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert 

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) speaks at a news conference, next to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), at the U.S. Capitol before the start of the day's Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert 

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) hold a news conference at the U.S. Capitol before the start of the day's Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert 

Senator Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Ben Cardin, (D-MD) and Sen. Tammy Baldwin, (D-WI) arrive to hold a news conference at the U.S. Capitol before the start of the day's Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert 

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) hold a news conference at the U.S. Capitol before the start of the day's Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert